The Application

The fourteen applications were all filed between October 11, 2000, and June 8, 2001 and seek authority to construct 61 crossings along the route. Some crossings are proposed to be at-grade; others to be grade separated. Rulings dated February 21, 2001 and September 28, 2001 consolidated the applications. The applications were previously categorized as ratesetting on a preliminary basis by various resolutions. We affirm that categorization. Various applications were at one time protested by the Mt. Washington Homeowners Alliance, the Citizens for No Build At Grade (NOBLAG), Ms. Jo Anne Barker, and the Commission's Rail Carrier and Safety Division staff (Staff). Hearings have been held in this matter during November and December 2001.